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Salt Flat

Ghost town · Hudspeth County, Texas

Black Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Black Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Salt Flat is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Hudspeth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Salt Flat as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.7436° N, 105.0928° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,729 ft
Nearest living townDell City, TX
Distance to it14.6 miles
Coordinates31.74361, -105.09278

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What's there now

Salt Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dell City, TX (population 74), about 14.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,729 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The salt basin in Salt Flat, Texas, with the Guadelupe Mountains in the background
The salt basin in Salt Flat, Texas, with the Guadelupe Mountains in the background · Bertow / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Salt Flat?

Salt Flat is in Hudspeth County, Texas, at 31.7436, -105.0928.

How many ghost towns are in Hudspeth County?

Hudspeth County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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